Agriculture Department warns restaurants of potential scam

Tuesday

Jan 29, 2013 at 12:23 PMJan 29, 2013 at 12:23 PM

Greig said the caller is not a licensed agent of the state or any county. He also reminded restaurants that inspections by the Department of Agriculture’s food sanitarians are always unannounced. Upon arrival, sanitarians will identify themselves and show proper identification, including a commonwealth employee photo identification card and food sanitarian badge.

If a restaurant is contacted by someone claiming to be a health inspector who seems suspicious, restaurant personnel should contact local law enforcement.

Similar incidents have occurred in counties across the state in 2011.

For more information about food safety, visit

www.eatsafePA.com.

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